George arnold and jacob greve



@latten tatre @anni @frn GEORGE ARNOLD AND JACOB GREVE, OF CLEVELAND,OHIO.

Letters, Patent No. 65,858, dated Jane 18, 1867.

i IMPROVED WASHING MACHINE.

TO ALL 'WHOM I'l MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that we, GEORGE ARNOLD and Jason Gnnvn, of Cleveland, in thecounty of Cuyahoga, and State of Ohio, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Washing Machine; and we do hereby declare thatthe following is a full and complete description of thc same, referencebeing had to the accornpanying drawings, making a part of thisspecification, in which- Figure 1 is a top view of the machine.v Figure2, a vertical section.-

Figure 3, a detached section. Like letters of reference refer to lik-eparts in the several views presented. A, iig. 1, is an oblong square boxmounted upon `the legs B, and in which is arranged the rubbingapparatus,

consisting. of' a rigid or betteln wash-board, C, fig. 3, and a movableboard, D.V The lower hoard is connected to and supported in-a-n inclinedposition by a pair of springs, E, fig. A1, the inner ends of which areconnected to the under side of the board, whereas the other ends reachto and lap over the end of the box, and are secured to the saine by thethumb-screw G. H, iig. 2, areside plates or guides fastened to the sidesof the lower board `and made to project above the'same, between whichthe movable or upper hoard is placed and kept in position.

Between these sides, at each end, is a roller, I I', iig. 1, which isalso indicated by the dotted lines a in fig. 2. Immediately-below theroller l is a corresponding roller, J, journalled in tho stay indicatedby the dotted lines K, fig. 2, and in which figure are the relativepositions ofthe two rollers. It willhe seen in fig. 3 that thecorrugations in the lower board are regular and rounded, whereas themovable board is provided with deep angular notches a, havingone commondirection toward the rear -end of the machine, the purpose of which willhereafter be shown. -To each side of the lower board is pivotedaslottedvarm, L, and which are 'connected to each other by a cross-bar orrod, M. Between these arms theupper rubbing-board is placed, and isoperated by the same by a'short lug, N, projecting from each side of theboard into the slotted arms. In order to keep the upper board in closerelation to the lower one, and to produce the necessary degree ofpressure upon the clothes while being rubbed, the two are attached toeach other by a rubber spring, O, or its equivalent.

The manner of 'using this machine is as follows: The water and clothesare thrown into the box, after being properly soaped and sudsed; theyare then passed between the rubbers over the front roller, as the upperboard is pushed backward and forward by the operator, either by thehandle P or by the arms. The peculiar shape and direction of the notchesin this board are such as to draw the articles to beA rubbed from thebox over the roller, and continue it thro`ugh between the boards, at thesame time rubbing them in each alternate movement of the board. As thearticles reach the rear 4end of the machine they are made to passbetwcenthe rollers a J,

which if the articles are small will be suiiciently wrang dry, and will,therefore, not require to be run through the wringer which is attachedto the box in front of thc rollers, through which the larger articlesare passcdias they leave the rollers if not wrung suiiiciently dry. Asabove observed, the lower rubbing-boardis attached to the springs E. Bythese springsthe rear end of the rubbing apparatus is 'pressed upon thebottom of the box, and hence the roller Iwill by this means be presseddown upon the roller J, the degree of pressure being according to theforce exerted upon the boards; thereforethe clothes will be wrang moreor less as the pressure applied. The position of the rear end of therubbing apparatus, when down upon the bottom of the box, is indicated bythe dotted lines In, fig. 2, in which position the two rollers I and Jwill touch each other.

The 'special advantage ofths machine is that the clothes do not requirehandling after entering between the boards ,in` order to bring the dirtyparts to the action of the rubbers. They are drawn in by the peculiarshape of the notches in the upper board, rubbed and passed through,and'then wrang out by the rollers, in one conJ tinuous operation, thusdispensing with the use of a clothes-wringer unless the clothes arequite large.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

1. The rubbing-board C, as arranged in combination with the board D,provided with angular notches a', arms L, and springs O, for thepurposeand in the manner set forth. p

2f The rubbing-board C, rollers Il', as arranged 'in combination withthe roller J, springs E, and box A,

as and for the purpose described.

GEORGE ARNOLD,

JACOB GREVE.

Witnessesi l W. H. Bussines, J. H. BURRIDGE.

